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Sanctuary city illegal immigrant sparks $61M fire in national forest (California)
The Washington Times ^ | October 25, 2016 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 10/25/2016 6:51:07 PM PDT by jazusamo

WOFFORD HEIGHTS, Calif. — Angel Gilberto Garcia-Avalos had been deported five times in just the past four years, yet each time he has managed to sneak from Mexico back into the U.S., where he ended up in more mischief: driving without a license, attempted burglary and felony weapons charges.

In August, he graduated to full-fledged mayhem, sparking a fire in the Sequoia National Forest that has already cost the government $61 million and left some of the country’s most beautiful landscape scarred for years to come.

Garcia, who pleaded guilty last month and faces 13 months in prison, had only recently been released from the Kern County Jail. He likely would have been deported again, but local authorities were unable to report him to immigration authorities because of California’s new sanctuary city law, which prohibited the sheriff from communicating with federal agents.

Federal agents now say they will kick Garcia out of the country once he serves his latest sentence, but the damage has already been done.

At a point along State Highway 155 through the Sequoia National Forest, the smell of cedar gives way to the stench of soot. Ash-blackened trees above and below the roadway show the path of the blaze.

Investigators determined that the spark came from a Nissan Maxima that Garcia was driving over a rough dirt trail near Cedar Creek. Garcia tried to drive over a berm and hit a tree. The hot muffler on his car ignited grass parched by years of drought, investigators said in an account filed in federal court.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; california; criminals; garciaavalos; illegals; obama; sanctuarycities
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To: Cobra64
I've some ammo that costs about $.09 cents....

Would do the trick...

Pretty zippy too.........

41 posted on 10/25/2016 11:14:27 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Cover up after cover up...OUR GOVERNMENT is OUT OF CONTROL)
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To: Osage Orange

Yup.


42 posted on 10/26/2016 12:08:33 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: jazusamo

Wonder if this will make the national news?

Hope Trump brings it up!!!


43 posted on 10/26/2016 12:15:25 AM PDT by Freedom56v2
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To: caww
Thanks for the update.

I'm sure Trump will check with other nations as to solutions. I like this one built by Israel:


44 posted on 10/26/2016 6:15:59 AM PDT by upchuck (Trump to the White House!! Hillary to the Big House!! h/t Jim Robinson)
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To: jazusamo

local authorities were unable to report him to immigration authorities because of California’s new sanctuary city law

The FEDS should immediately Charge the $61 Million DOllars to EVERY PERSON IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, including the Governor. Begin Civil Asset Forfeiture Proceedings immediately against the whole Bunch for CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW.


45 posted on 10/26/2016 7:38:04 AM PDT by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: All

In other words, the Left are responsible for the damage.


46 posted on 10/26/2016 7:39:29 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: jazusamo

What a moral decision for the left...! On one hand the tree huggers are outraged and on the other he’s just a poor illegal immigrant looking for a chance at a new life. They can all go “f” themselves!!!


47 posted on 10/26/2016 7:56:54 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: jazusamo

The standard excuse: It was a muffler burn.


48 posted on 10/26/2016 7:58:52 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: upchuck; caww

That Israeli wall sure looks like it would be effective especially with those observation/gun towers, good fences make for good neighbors. :)


49 posted on 10/26/2016 10:26:40 AM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

Will he still be voting for hillary?


50 posted on 10/26/2016 10:32:18 AM PDT by Leep (Last Days of Hillary)
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